Upon entering Ochre Court on the evening of Saturday, April 17, students were met with music, laughs, and shouts of “20…22…24…going, going, gone!” It was the second annual Sigma Phi Sigma Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction and the night was a great success.

Mark* was in the closet, enduring what some call Seven Minutes in Heaven at a junior high party. He was miserable. “Kissing this girl is disgusting,” Mark thought to himself, and he wondered why the other guys liked to do this. It was another seven years before he worked up the courage to come out of the closet.

Last weekend, the Salve Regina community committed itself to fighting cancer. Though turn out for the 3rd Annual Relay for Life was less than expected, those that attended the 24-hour walk-a-thon raised enough money to make a difference for cancer patients and survivors.

As college students, we may not be interested in politics or voting, yet for many of us, ice cream is one of our favorite treats. On April 27, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop will be giving out free ice cream cones from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. However, there’s a twist: Rock the Vote will be holding a one-day voter registration drive to coincide with the free ice cream.

One of Salve Regina University’s newest organizations, the Gay, Straight, Lesbian and Bisexual Alliance (GSLBA), will be holding a day of silence on Wednesday, April 21.